Keir Starmer has come under pressure over claims more state pensioners will be forced to pay income tax. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch attacked the Prime Minister over frozen tax bands which are pushing more pensioners into paying income tax.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer answers questions during a press conference on Aug. 1, 2024. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer answers questions during a press conference on Aug. 1, 2024. Henry Nicholls—AFP/ Contributor It was a moment that will remain etched in British minds.

Keir Starmer’s government has hit its lowest ever approval rating with the public, according to a damning new poll. The YouGov survey, carried out to mark Labour’s first year in power, found that just 13% of voters are happy with the party’s performance. By contrast, 67% of the public say they disapprove of how the government is doing.

Starmer and Macron hold a bilateral summit - with a deal aimed at deterring migrants from crossing the Channel in small boats from France expected to top the agenda.

The Prime Minister cuts a dash on the international stage, but at home seems detached from his own administration

Although MPs comfortably passed the government’s Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments Bill by 336 votes to 242, dozens of Labour backbenchers thumbed their nose at the prime minister. Some 47 voted against the legislation, with a further 14 abstaining.